Typical price: £185
What is it: Media streamer with 500GB hard drive and 1080p
What we think: A good idea that works to some extent, but it's let down by a difficult user interface and poor DVI ouput
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 25 September 2007
Tags: Freecom, Freecom Network Media Player 350 WLAN, applications, plasma, media streamer
We like:
Huge hard drive; total portability of your media; small
We don't like:
Rather ugly; doesn't support every codec we would expect; basic menu system; horrible DVI output
Also known as:
MediaPlayer-350 WLAN 250GB; MediaPlayer-350 WLAN 400GB
You might also need:
DVI cable; HDMI to DVI converter; optical audio cable
CNET UK judgement:
This device is useful because it acts as an external 500GB hard drive, but with drives this size costing as little as £70 it's hard to justify spending so much more
Full review:
We've had a look at a number of media streamers recently, most notably Apple TV and the Linksys KiSS 1600. While each has had its own pros and cons, we've yet to see a product that does everything we'd like to see from a media streamer. For a start, no one product has support for all the codecs commonly found online, which means you'll be limited to a specific type of material. Continue Reading...
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